Supporting stand for tables, basins, and the like



T. E. COOKE Sept. 12, 1950 SUPPORTING STAND FOR TABLES, BASINS, AND THELIKE Filed Nov. 25, 1948 FIG-.3

COOKE TED,

Zhwentor (Ittorneg;

Patented Sept. 12, 1950 Among the important objects of this inventionare: to provide a novel, partially assembled'but col'lapsed'stand thatis extremely compactjto provide a corner construction that permitspartial preass'embly to a collapsed state but may be readily erectedinto a stiff and sturdy condition with ease and simplicity; to'provideaconstruction for'such a stand that is simple and inexpen-' sive toproduce; and to provide a stand that may be formed of standard metallicshapes of light weight material but which can be knocked down and willwithstand rough handling without breakage and distortion in itspartially preassembled and collapsed form and will-serve adequately forits intended purpose during a long and useful life.

Otherobjects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during thecourse of the following description.

In thea'ccompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, likenumerals'are employed to designate like parts throughout. Among thevarious views of the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an erect stand containing my cornerconstruction;

Figure 2 is an enlarged partially assembled perspective view of theelements forming the corner construction of my supporting stand;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevation view in the plane 3--3 of Figure 2showing the locking of the interlocking means employed in joining partsof my corner construction; and

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view showingan alternate manner ofinterlocking means useful in my corner construction.

A particular use of my invention lies in the manufacture of stands foruse in homes and apartment buildings and the like for supporting laundrytrays. Having that in mind I have shown in Figure l, in phantom, such adouble tray element in which is usually formed of ceramic materials andhas considerable weight and bulk. Such trays weigh about four hundredpounds. This showing is for the purpose of exempliflcation and is notintended to limit my invention since it will be obvious that theconstruction shown in Figure 1 will also serve to support a low table orbench and, by altering proportions as to height or length, otherobjects,

I Laundry stands are usually manufactured of PATENT OFFICE I p 2,522,096a surname srmn marinas, BASINS,

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rough materials and preferably are partially assembled to knock-downconditionat a factory for transportation and delivery to thepoint of useinthe most compact form. They travel by railroad and truck, are roughlyhandled in trans it, and, when they are to be used, are usuallyset up byplumbers helpers and other relatively unskilled mechanics. When they areerected "it is always desirable that they be rigid and rugged: and notinvolve a great multiplicity of parts such as braces and the like thatwill limit access to under the laundry trays;

It is with these and other objects more fully stated herein that Ihavearranged my stand 'to' comprisethe several upright leg elements 12,13, i4, and I 5 in the rectangular form shownin' Figure 1. Theselegelements areformed of an-" glef-iron pieces and are arranged in thestand so' that the two outer faces of the angles of the leg elementsform the corners of the stand and the groove between the webs of theangle-iron faces; In the preferred form of the invention inwardly.shown' in Figure 2 apair of upwardly open notches l6, l1 areformed, onein each web of the leg element.

Between leg element l2, to a first side thereof, and 'leg element 13 Iprovide the horizontal first nail l8 which has pins l9 and 20outstanding'on stand when it is assembled, The brace bars arenon-separably connected at each end by rivets 24 p which permit pivotalmovement of thebrace bar relative either the leg element or rail for apurpose later to be described.

Between leg element I 2, to a second side thereof, and leg element 15 Iprovide a similar rail 26 having a pin 21 which fits into notch ll andanther brace bar 28 joined by pivotal rivets 29 to the rail 26 and legelement l2.

In like manner rail 26 joins leg element [5, and rail elements 30 and 32extend between the pairs of leg elements l5 and I4, and I3 and I4,respectively. Also similar brace bars are employed on the diagonal inthe finished and assembled stand to impart rigidity. Each rail joins aleg element with the pin and notch connection previously described andthe braces are all joined to the legs or rails with set rivets thatnevertheless permit swinging of the braces, rails and leg elements aboutthe axes of the rivets.

When it is desired to secure a pin into a notch. referring to Figure 3,pressure is applied against the free wall of the notch of the legelement in the direction indicated by the arrow and the same isdistorted and turned over the pin as shown, to prevent its upwardwithdrawal from the notch. This is usually the last step in the finalassembly of the stand.

Alternately to the pin and notcharrangement described, I may employ thearrangement of Figure 4 in which the notch 43 is formed on the rail, toand the pin 4| is carried by the leg element 42. In this case, the outerend of. the'rail forming a wall of the notch 43 is bent over the pintoprevent dislodgment.

As the stands are manufactured and being assembled all the parts arebrought together with the braces, such as 22 an 28, joining between theleg element l2 or iii, i l or 15, as the case may be and the first railIt, or the second rail 26, respectively, but without the pins beingseated in the notches. In such condition the legs may be placed inalignment with the longer side rails, whereupon the shorter side railsmay be brought into overlying relation to the longer side rails and thewhole assembly brought together into a tight bundle-like condition thatis compact, may be handled roughly, and will pack most economicallyduring shipment and storage. Since the parts are joined togetherthroughout the bundle by the brace bars and rivets none may becomedisplaced and yet the stand may not be racked or damaged easily as isthe case with a more fully assembled'frame.

At such time as erection of the stand is to take place, the leg elementsare brought into upright position with the rails horizontally placed andthe pin and notch connections effected as shown in Figure 1. When theparts are all properly trued up the operator usually sets the Walls ofthe notches about the pins and the stand is ready to use.

Such a stand, usedto support a table or bench,

has considerable resistance to racking and wobbliness and may beotherwise used for a multitude of purposes.

Having. thus. shown and described my invention, I claim:

. lar leg element to said side, said rails extending from said legelement at right angles to each other; between said leg element and saidfirst rail a first brace bar pivotally attached to each member; betweensaid leg element and said second rail a second brace bar pivotallyattached to each member; and between each said first and second I rail aflange of and the leg element means forming a pin and notch connectionfor securing the rails in right angular relationship to each other andto the leg element when the corner construc.- tion is erected tosupporting condition.

2..A corner construction according to claim 1, in which the notch of thepin and notch connection between each rail and leg element is ofsuincient depth that a wall forming one side of said notch may bedeflected to partially close the notch about the pin when the latter ispositioned therein.

3. A corner construction according to claim 1, in which the notch of thepin and notch connection is open upwardly and is located in a flange ofthe leg element and the interfitting pin of said connection is mountedon the rail.

TED E. COOKE.

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